Legal Opinion

Thomas v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 15, 1979No. 78-34PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

James H. Thomas takes this appeal from a judgment finding him guilty of one count of burglary and one count of grand larceny. The judgment was entered upon a jury verdict.1 On this appeal, Thomas urges error upon the denial of his pro se motions (1) for a continuance and (2) for appointment of substitute counsel on the ground that the court-appointed counsel was unprepared to proceed to trial. Our review of the record shows no error in these particulars. The court, in fact, granted a continuance of several days for the purpose of allowing court-appointed counsel to confer with the defendant.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Gary Bowdach, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Holman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  4. Thompson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  5. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Harrell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  2. Thomas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980

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